Description
| Product ID: | 9780415956970 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Between Freedom and Bondage |
| Subtitle: | Race, Party, and Voting Rights in the Antebellum North |
| Authors: | Author: Christopher, Jr. Malone |
| Page Count: | 264 |
| Subjects: | History of the Americas, History of the Americas, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Ethnic studies, Sociology |
| Description: | Discusses the fluctuations of black suffrage in the ante-bellum North, using the 4 states of New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island as examples. This book offers a framework for understanding and explaining how the issue of voting rights for blacks unfolded between the drafting of the Constitution, and the end of the Civil War. Between Freedom and Bondage looks at the fluctuations of black suffrage in the ante-bellum North, using the four states of New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island as examples. In each of these states, a different outcome was obtained for blacks in their quest to share the vote. By analyzing the various outcomes of state struggles, Malone offers a framework for understanding and explaining how the issue of voting rights for blacks unfolded between the drafting of the Constitution, and the end of the Civil War. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2007-09-14 |
